Can You Prevent Melasma?
Unfortunately, there are a lot of factors that become the cause of melasma, such as genetics or family history of melasma, gender, and skin type. It is still very crucial to prevent the existing symptoms of melasma, and the type of treatment that you use is of less importance regarding the prevention of melasma. Moreover, some doctors are increasing the awareness of deeming the prevention of melasma as an important component to deal with melasma symptoms as the condition of melasma develops as a result of certain factors, out of these factors, the one which is of utmost importance in preventing sun exposure. The prevention of sun rays for a prolonged time is easy to practice and follow daily.
As the sun rays are responsible for triggering the production of melanin by melanocytes in the epidermal skin layer, so it is important to avoid the direct exposure of sunlight. The sun exposure for a prolonged time is also responsible for undoing the improvements in your skin happening as a result of melasma treatments you are using. Thus it is crucial to avoid sun exposure as much as you can by using a broad-spectrum sunscreen. Try to wear sunscreen early in the morning and pick a sunscreen product which is of good quality having a sun-protecting factor, i.e., SPF more than 50. It is also necessary to understand that the sunscreen you are using must include FDA approval labelling to ensure that the product you are using protects you against the two types of UV rays, i.e., A and B UV rays. Moreover, try to choose a sunscreen product constituting of iron oxide and titanium oxide or both of them because these chemicals act as physical blockers to reduce the dark patches.
Although after longer use of melasma treatments, the dark patches fade on their own, you must take the precautionary measures to maintain your progress. You can also use UV-rated dresses to avoid sun exposure. In the case of females who are using birth control pills must try to avoid the pills for a certain period to improve their skin condition. While in the case of pregnant women, the imbalance of estrogen and progesterone hormones diminishes, and the dark patches start vanishing after the delivery. In addition to the use of sunscreen, you can also avoid the use of cosmetics or toiletries having harsh chemicals in them, which irritate your skin because sensitive, inflamed skin makes the skin more vulnerable to develop melasma. You can switch your cosmetics to the natural products which contain organic ingredients and do not irritate the skin.
It is possible to achieve good outcomes in terms of preventing the condition of melasma by using sun protection and all the gears to protect from the harmful UV rays coming from the sun. Sometimes melasma becomes stubborn for women because of the hormonal changes going on during pregnancy and menopause. It is important to devise a maintenance therapy for the skin lightening and removal of dark patches on the skin surface.